PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with r this town i 101 blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Uther

195 cm
33
280 lbs
39 - 16 - 0

200 cm
29
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Uther!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Uther walks into a jab.
Uther swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Uther checks it.
Uther lands a body shot.
Asshole Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uther lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Uther avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Uther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uther throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Uther.
Uther misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Uther scores with a shoulder strike.

Uther's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uther to the mat! Uther manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther looking for a sweep. Not yet Uther, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Asshole Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uther. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Uther.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Uther.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Uther looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.

Gracie wants the takedown. Uther is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Uther's guard against the cage.
Gracie passes Uther's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uther can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Uther but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Franz Uther has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.

That has opened up Franz Uther's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uther is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asshole Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Uther's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Uther uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Uther swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Uther is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uther. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uther thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Uther clinches up against the cage.
Uther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.

The cut above Franz Uther's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uther backwards.

Gracie lands a big uppercut and Uther is down! He's in big trouble - Gracie follows him to the mat!

Franz Uther's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uther can do to turn this around?
Uther trying to control from the bottom.
Asshole Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a breather. Uther says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uther throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Uther instigates a clinch.
Asshole Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uther tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Uther misses with a punch on the inside.

Uther is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Uther to the mat. Uther regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Uther for as long as he can get away with.
Uther tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Asshole Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Uther ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Uther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Uther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A big left from Uther misses.
Uther defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Uther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uther misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie swings for the body but Uther moves out of range.
Uther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Uther avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uther throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Uther misses with a looping left.
Uther misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Uther's leg but Uther calmly moves out of range.
Uther scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Uther staying out of range there.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Uther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Uther manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uther avoids the body shot from Gracie.

Uther moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Uther controls the action.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Uther controls the action.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Uther.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uther tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Uther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Uther.
Uther prevents the takedown attempt.
Uther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie digs a right hand into Uther's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uther's gas tank.
Uther can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Uther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Uther is breathing heavily.
Uther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Uther's ribcage. Uther let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Franz Uther's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Asshole Gracie!
After the fight, Asshole Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.